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παράθυρο (paráthiro)

English: window

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About παράθυρο

As a noun, παράθυρο is of the neuter gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: πα‧ρά‧θυ‧ρο

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    (architecture, computing) window
  • noun:
    (figuratively) window, view
    Examples:
    • παράθυρο στον κόσμοparáthyro ston kósmo
    • window on the world
  • noun:
    (figuratively) loophole
    Examples:
    • τα παραθυράκια του νόμουta parathyrákia tou nómou
    • loopholes of the law

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeπαράθυροπαράθυρα
genitiveπαραθύρουπαραθύρων
accusativeπαράθυροπαράθυρα
vocativeπαράθυροπαράθυρα

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how παράθυρο appears in different grammatical contexts.

Related Words

Synonyms

φεγγίτης

Related Words

παραθυρώνω

Derived Terms

  • παραθύρι (parathýri)"Grek"
  • παραθυράκι (parathyráki)"Grek"